Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Nashville, has announced a promotion and three new hires to support the firm’s continued growth.  New hires include Geoff Crisanti – Value Creation Senior Associate, Harrison Johnson – Investment Associate, and Christian Ward – Chief Financial Officer. In addition, the firm

SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has appointed Daniele Ferrari as Senior Director. Ferrari brings over 35 years of direct operating and executive experience in the chemicals industry, most recently serving as the CEO of Versalis, one of Europe’s largest

Growth investor Grafton Capital has appointed Amaad Mahmood and Daniel Cheung to its investment team.  Mahmood joins as an Investment Director, and will focus on sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments. Prior to joining Grafton, Mahmood was a growth investor at Mobeus Equity Partners.   Cheung joins Grafton Capital as Associate

Dispute resolution lawyer Rachael Reynolds has been appointed as global senior partner at Ogier. Reynolds has led the Cayman litigation team on some of the largest and highest profile cases in the Cayman Islands over the last decade, including acting for investors in respect of the collapsed Abraaj Group (previously

United Insurance Brokers Ltd (UIBL) has appointed James Wilson as Head of M&A and Financial Lines. “UIB is extremely pleased to welcome James Wilson who will spearhead our M&A and Financial Lines offering within our Specialty team, which offers clients the full suite of specialised insurance solutions to address complex

Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries, has promoted David Graham to Managing Director, Capital Markets.   In this role, Graham will continue to lead Genstar Capital’s debt financing activities for both new and existing investments

Ogier has promoted investment funds specialists Emma Sutherland and Tim Cone to partner. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…  

EmergeVest, a Hong Kong-headquartered, growth-oriented private equity investment group with holdings that include EV Cargo, a global logistics-technology company and the largest private logistics company in the UK, has appointed Sam Clothier as Investor Relations Director. With more than USD500 million in assets under management, EmergeVest’s current portfolio includes businesses

Alternative asset management group Tikehau Capital has appointed Hassan Karimi as Senior Advisor in the Middle East Region. Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Karimi will work closely with Frederic Giovansili, Deputy CEO of Tikehau Investment Management and Global Head of Sales, Marketing and Business Development, to strengthen the firm’s

International investment firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has promoted John O’Neill to Head of Europe and David Cowan to Senior Managing Director. Both are based in LLCP’s London office.  As Head of Europe, O’Neill, who has also as also been named to the firm’s Investment Committee, will manage LLCP’s